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Wobble puts RNA on target

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Enzymes that attach amino acids to transfer RNAs during protein synthesis must recognize both substrates specifically. Crystal structures reveal a mechanism that explains the RNA specificity for one such system. See Article p.507

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Figure 1: Conformational effects of a single base pair in a transfer RNA.

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  1. Oscar Vargas-Rodriguez and Karin Musier-Forsyth are in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.,

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